by Kenneth Woods | Mar 8, 2010 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Nuts and bolts
I am often asked to rank the Mahler symphonies. Which one do you think is the greatest? Which is the hardest to conduct? Which is hardest to play? Which is a good one to start with if I am new to Mahler? Which one sells the most tickets? Not surprisingly, my...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 1, 2010 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Nuts and bolts
The Bridgewater Hall- Mahler in Manchester Hi everyone- I have a crazy turnaround between gigs this week and I need to write something about Shostakovich 7 while the experience is still fresh, so we’re callin’ in the reserves. I mentioned to Peter Davison the other...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 28, 2010 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Music and Media, Nuts and bolts
First, let me say hello to the many new readers who have found their way here from the BBC after my chat (which you can hear here) with Nicholas Kenyon on yesterday’s Today programme. In that very brief segment, we managed to touch on a few topics very dear to my...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 22, 2010 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Nuts and bolts
The Bridgewater Hall- Mahler in Manchester The Halle and their music director, Sir Mark Elder, will be performing Mahler’s Symphony no. 5 on Thursday, the 4th of March at 7:30 PM in the Bridgewater Hall. Also on the programme is the premiere of Uri Caine’s Scenes from...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 21, 2010 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
Well, Hans Rott seems to be in the zeitgeist this week. My old school mate, Tom Consolo, has written a brilliant piece for Music in Cincinnati describing the events leading up to the first performances of the Rott Symphony in E in Cincinnati and Paris in 1989. The...
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